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单词 hiatal
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hiatal


hi·a·tus

H0185400 (hī-ā′təs)n. pl. hi·a·tus·es or hiatus 1. A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break: "We are likely to be disconcerted by ... hiatuses of thought" (Edmund Wilson).2. Linguistics A slight pause that occurs when two immediately adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as in reality and naive.3. Anatomy A separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part.
[Latin hiātus, from past participle of hiāre, to gape.]
hi·a′tal (-āt′l) adj.

hi•a•tal

(haɪˈeɪ tl)
adj. of, pertaining to, or involving a hiatus. [1905–10]
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hiatal


hi·a·tal

(hī-ā'tăl), Relating to a hiatus.

hi·a·tal

(hī-ā'tăl) Relating to a hiatus.
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